Gas Attack At Moscow Gay Club Central Station Rattles Russia's LGBT Community

James Nichols
The Huffington Post

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Only a week after two men opened fire outside of popular gay club Central Station in Moscow, Russia, the same club has become the subject of another attack -- this time involving a form of harmful gas.

On Nov. 23, assailants sprayed "some harmful gas" inside of the club, which contained roughly 500 patrons at the time. Employees immediately used a smoke removal machine to filter the gas from the club.

“Today is the fourth provocation against the club arranged by unknown persons," stated Andrey Leschinsky, the club's general director. "We believe that they are connected with the building owner. They are spraying the gas inside the club premises, thereby trying to express their extremist views against [the] LGBT community, which likes to visit our club."

Gas Attack At Moscow Gay Club Central Station Rattles Russia's LGBT Community

Stars Sound Off On Russia's Anti-Gay Law

Stars Sound Off On Russia's Anti-Gay Law

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Mikhail Baryshnikov

The Russian dance legend and actor ("Sex and the City") sounded off on the controversial legislation in an exclusive statement for the No More Fear Foundation, an international LGBT advocacy organization.
"My life has been immensely enriched by gay mentors, colleagues and friends and any discrimination and persecution of gay people is unacceptable," Baryshnikov, 65, said. "Equal treatment of people is a basic right and it is sad that we still have to even speak about this in [the] 21st century."
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